Climate change brings new color to the ocean
The deep blue sea turns green. While this may not seem as significant as recording warm sea surface temperatures, for example, the color of the ocean surface is indicative of the ecosystem that lies...
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Nashville holds first Artville fair, putting ‘Music City’ on the map for visual arts
Andrés Bustamante, a 33-year-old artist in Nashville, is seen in front of his installation at Artville on Friday. Photo by Adam Schrader/UPI Charles DuVernay is seen speaking with fans about his work at Artville...
REVEALED: The nine-acre tunnel system beneath Disney built in 1971 that connects every area of Walt Disney World to Florida
Disney’s Tunnels of Outildur, a hidden world located mainly beneath the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Florida, was created more than 50 years ago to “keep the magic alive.” The nine-acre tunnel system...
Lithium discovery in US volcano may be largest deposit ever found | research
World-leading lithium deposits along the Nevada-Oregon border could meet growing demand for the mineral, according to a new analysis. There are an estimated 20 to 40 million tons of lithium metal inside a volcanic...
China’s new ‘standard map’ doesn’t mean what you think it means – The Diplomat
advertisement If a picture is worth a thousand words, then China’s new “2023 Standard Map”, which has angered and alienated many of China’s neighbours, speaks volumes. But so far international audiences seem to have...
GNU celebrates its 40th anniversary
The Free Software Foundation on Wednesday marked “the 40th anniversary of the GNU operating system and the launch of the Free Software movement,” with an announcement calling it “a turning point in the history...
Celebrating 12 entrepreneurs who put Nigeria on the global map
By Temitope Adebayo While Nigeria celebrates its 63rd independence today. There is a need to celebrate some of the entrepreneurs who have contributed positively and greatly to the economic growth of the nation and...
People experience “new dimensions of reality” upon death, a pioneering study reports
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Scientists have seen brain patterns in dying patients that may relate to commonly reported “near-death” experiences such as vivid visions, out-of-body sensations, reviews of one’s life,...
The Indian Ocean contains the world’s largest gravity hole. Now we know why
Dear Indian Ocean, please do not feel offended, but: Why is your gravity hole so big? This is a question that has been puzzling scientists since the hole was discovered in 1948. Now a...
Trading Lives for Profit: How the Shipping Industry Circumvents Regulations to Scrap Toxic Ships on Bangladesh’s Beaches
In the summer of 2021, Mohammed Biplob, 35, was working at Arefin Enterprise, a shipyard in Chattogram Bangladesh, dismantling a 24-year-old bulk carrier ship called the Max. On August 23, he was torching through...